gdb 6.4

[Daniel Jacobowitz]

On Wed, Feb 09, 2005 at 08:54:37AM -0500, Andrew Cagney wrote:
> Per recent posts, gdb 6.3 doesn't build on systems that don't have intl/ 
> unless --disable-nls is explicitly specified.
> 
> Rather than re-spin 6.3, I intend doing a short sharp 6.4.  Several 
> factors contribute to this:
> 
> - GDB switched to autoconf 2.59, we need exposure
> - right now is a good time to pause in the dw_op_piece work
> (yes that means dw_op_piece is in 6.5)
> - I think i18n can be covered in a timely fashion before the branch/release
> 
> I'll be spending the next week ensuring that the patch backlog is 
> drained (I've 260 gdb-patches@ and 80 gdb@ e-mails to clear).

My feeling is that this will push 6.5 back a ways, and your original
motivations for pulling DW_OP_piece support into 6.4 are still valid -
GCC is now aiming at a release date of April 15.

But you're the one doing all the relevant work, so it's certainly up to
you!

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Daniel Jacobowitz
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